Flöha () is a town in the district of

Mittelsachsen Mittelsachsen ("Central Saxony") is a district ('' Kreis'') in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. History The district was established by merging the former districts of Döbeln, Freiberg and Mittweida as part of the district reform of August ...

, in Saxony, Germany. Flöha is situated on the confluence of the rivers Zschopau and Flöha, east of

Chemnitz Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany a ...

Flöha station Flöha station is an important station on the Dresden–Werdau railway in the town of Flöha in the German state of Saxony. From here, the railway lines to Pockau-Lengefeld and to Annaberg-Buchholz branch off. History At first, Flöha station w ...

connects the town to Dresden, Chemnitz, Freiberg, Annaberg-Buchholz and other places.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Flöha. Flöha absorbed the former municipality

Falkenau Falkenau is a village and a former municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 October 2011, it is part of the town Flöha Flöha () is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Flöha is situ ...

in 2011.Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011

Statistisches Bundesamt The Federal Statistical Office (german: Statistisches Bundesamt, shortened ''Destatis'') is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and ...

Sons and daughters of the city

* Lothar Kreyssig (1898–1986), founder of the Aktion Sühnezeichen, was born in Flöha *

Anita Nüßner Anita Nüßner (also spelled Nüssner and sometimes wrongly listed as Nüssner-Kobuss or Nüßner-Kobuß, born 10 June 1935) is an East German sprint canoeist who competed from the late-1950s until 1968. Nüßner won a K-4 500 m bronze me ...

(born 1935), canoeist (born in Plaue) * Stefan Schmidt (born 1989), football goalkeeper

Personalities who have worked in the city

Samuel von Pufendorf Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf (8 January 1632 – 26 October 1694) was a German jurist, political philosopher, economist and historian. He was born Samuel Pufendorf and ennobled in 1694; he was made a baron by Charles XI of Sweden a few months b ...

(1632–1694), natural law philosopher, historian and natural and international law teacher, *

Herbert Jobst Herbert Jobst (July 30, 1915 – June 28, 1990) was a German writer. Life Herbert Jobst was the son of a miner from Neu- Welzow, Lusatia who died in World War I. As a small child, he would be abandoned by his mother in Radeberg and spend his ...

(1915–1990), writer *

Marcus Popp Marcus Popp (born 23 September 1981 in Flöha) is a German volleyball player. References Profile(German) * External links Marcus Poppat the International Volleyball Federation International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "b ...

(born 1981), volleyball player

References

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